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Consider a sex linked inherited disease like hemophilia males are never hidden carriers of this type of inherited disease why

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Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern. The genes associated with these conditions are located on the X chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes. ... In females (who have two X chromosomes), a mutation would have to occur in both copies of the gene to cause the disorder.

Men don’t have the 2nd X chromosome. Hope this helps
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